Mon, June 11 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for Anal Squamous Cell Cancers (Revised 2018) – Diseases of the Colon & Rectum (free)

2 – Association of Long-Term Risk of Respiratory, Allergic, and Infectious Diseases With Removal of Adenoids and Tonsils in Childhood – JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Tonsillectomy in childhood raises risk of respiratory diseases – OnMedica (free) AND Tonsillectomy, Adenoidectomy in Childhood Tied to Long-Term Health Risks – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Tonsillectomy Risks May Outweigh Benefits – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

3 – Opinion: The flu vaccine is being oversold – it’s not that effective – The Conversation (free)

See Related Cochrane Systematic Reviews: Vaccines for Preventing Influenza and Its Complications (free)

“The infection rate in adults drops from 2% per year to 1%. You could say that’s halved, but it effectively only drops by 1%. So this means that out of every 100 healthy adults vaccinated, 99 get no benefit against laboratory confirmed influenza”.

4 – Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infections During Influenza Seasons – JAMA Network Open (free)

Commentaries: CDC study: Antibiotics still widely overused for respiratory infections – CIDRAP (free) AND Antibiotics Still Widely Prescribed for Viral ARIs – MedPage Today (free)

5 – High-Sensitivity Troponins and Outcomes After Myocardial Infarction – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free for a limited period)

Commentary: High-Sensitivity Troponins and Outcomes After MI – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Advent of High-Sensitivity Troponin Tests in Sweden Leads to Only Small Uptick in MI Diagnoses – TCTMD (free)

The introduction of high-sensitive troponins was associated with an increased incidence of MI, although with no impact on survival.

6 – Is Posthospital Syndrome a Result of Hospitalization-Induced Allostatic Overload? – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free)

Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club

7 – At one-month mark in Ebola outbreak, the focus shifts to remote areas – World Health Organization (free)

Related: WHO says Ebola situation in DRC shows promise – CIDRAP (free) AND WHO chief says Ebola outbreak in Congo is stabilizing – Reuters (free) AND An Encouraging Prediction About The Ebola Outbreak – NPR (free)

8 – Arrhythmia-Induced Cardiomyopathy – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)

9 – Trends in State Suicide Rates — United States, 1999–2016 and Circumstances Contributing to Suicide — 27 States, 2015 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)

Commentaries: CDC: U.S. Suicide Rates Have Climbed Dramatically – NPR (free) AND CDC: Suicide rates rose 30% across nation since 1999 – UPI (free) AND More Americans Are Dying From Suicide – The Atlantic (free)

10 – Incidence of Diabetes After Cancer Development: A Korean National Cohort Study – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Diabetes risk increased by 9 cancers – eCancer News (free) AND Cancer Increases Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes, Study Finds – AJMC (free) AND Nine Cancers Linked to Diabetes Risk – Medscape (free registration required)